March 5, 2015

AUDITIONS IN CHRISTCHURCH FOR BOTH COURT THEATRE AND DUNEDIN’S FORTUNE THEATRE, 24 MARCH 2015 

Auditions for The Court Theatre in Christchurch in conjunction with The Fortune Theatre from Dunedin will be happening at The Court Theatre on Tuesday 24 March 2015. Here’s your chance to be seen by both companies. (The Fortune Theatre are also holding their own auditions on Wednesday 11 March, also in conjunction with The Court Theatre). 

Christchurch audition information is as follows:
Tuesday, 24 March, 2015
10am – 4pm 

The Court Theatre and The Fortune Theatre are two of New Zealand’s foremost, professional theatre companies offering entertainment of the highest quality. Both employ professionals nationally, internationally, and are fully dedicated to fostering and supporting local artists.

Those wishing to audition will be required to prepare two contrasting monologues, one of which must be from a New Zealand play. Actors who are also skilled singers should come prepared with 16 bars of a song. Both the monologues and the song should not exceed a combined duration of 5 minutes. Actors may only be asked to perform one monologue. 

Successful candidates will be contacted with a confirmed audition time. Priority will be given to those who have not previously auditioned.

Fortune Theatre Artistic Director, Lara Macgregor, and The Court Theatre Artistic Director, Ross Gumbley will be running auditions on the day.

Please e-mail contact details, headshot, performance resume and city of residence by 5pm Thursday, 12 March to: 
Andrea Winder:  andrea.winder@courttheatre.org.nz 

Once the deadline has closed those selected to audition will be contacted with an audition time. 

Please also note we only require you to audition in EITHER Christchurch or Dunedin.